Wednesday 15 April 2020

SECTION 3: THE INTERNET 3.2 Internet browsers CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY


CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY
FOR COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SECTION 3: THE INTERNET
3.2 Internet browsers

A. Match the browser toolbar button with the function.

1
Back
Forward
Stop
Refresh1 / Reload2
Home
Search
Favourites1/Bookmarks2
Media
History
Mail
Print

a
Shows a list of the websites you have visited recently.
Opens the media bar, accessing internet radio, music, video etc.
Displays the page you were on before.
Shows the latest version of the page.
Opens the search panel.
Displays the page you were on before using the Back button.
Displays the page you have set as your home page.
Prints the current page.
Stops a page from downloading.
Displays the web addresses you have chosen as your favourites.
Shows email options.
2

b
3

c
4

d
5

e
6

f
7

g
8

h
9

i
10

j
11

k
1 Microsoft Internet Explorer; 2 Netscape Navigator / Mozilla Firefox

Quiz

Do you know the answers to these technical questions about browsers? Answer true or false for each one.

1. All browsers (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox etc) have exactly the same functions.

2. Cookies are data sent by an internet server to a browser. They identify the user, and track the user's access to the server.

3. You can get your browser to delete the cookies it has stored. (In Internet Explorer go to Tools, then to Internet Options, then to Delete Cookies.)

4. Pages you have viewed are stored in the Temporary Internet Files folder. These cannot be deleted.

5. You can tell your browser how long to store web addresses in the History.

6. You can set your browser to block pop-up windows.

7. All pop-ups are advertisements.

8. You can add extra toolbars to your browser window, for example a toolbar from Google.
 
ANSWER KEY
3.2 Internet browsers

A: 1 c, 2 f, 3 i, 4 d, 5 g, 6 e, 7 j, 8 b, 9 a, 10 k, 11 h

B:
1. False. They are similar, but there are some minor differences.
2. True
3. True
4. False – they can be deleted (in Internet Explorer, go to Tools / Internet Options / Delete Files)
5. True
6. True
7. False. Many are advertisements, but information about program updates etc. is also sometimes displayed as pop-ups.
8. True

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